Category Archives: National
In Chicago, locals prepare for Trump's possible deployment of National Guard
CHICAGO (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to flood Chicago with National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this month, Illinois Governor J.B. Pri...
Aug 28, 2025 Pedestrians walk by Alexander Calder’s Flamingo statue at the Federal Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 26, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago. REUTERS/ Jim Vondruska
US CDC chief fired after weeks in role, challenges ouster as four top officials resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has been fired, the White House said on Wednesday, less than a month after being sworn in, and four senior ...
Aug 28, 2025 The exterior of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer
Powerball jackpot grows to $950 million
URBANDALE, Ia. - The Powerball jackpot has grown to $950 million - the game's sixth-largest prize in its history - after no one matched all the numbers in Wednesday night's drawing. The winning number...
Aug 28, 2025 (Powerball)
Update: Three dead, 17 injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school, authorities say
Updated 11:22 a.m. (Reuters) -Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured on Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on schoolchildren who were attending Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic scho...
Aug 27, 2025 Law enforcement officers gather outside Annunciation Church following a mass shooting event, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Evans
Powerball jackpot grows to $815 million for Wednesday night's drawing
URBANDALE, Ia. - The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is an estimated $815 million, making it the seventh-largest prize in the game's history. The estimated cash value is $367.9 million...
Aug 27, 2025 (Powerball)
Cracker Barrel sticks to old logo after social media backlash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Cracker Barrel said on Tuesday that it will stick with its decades-old logo, scrapping plans for a new one following social media backlash, including from U.S. President Donald T...
Aug 27, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A Cracker Barrel restaurant displays a "Now Hiring" sign in Tampa, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce announce engagement
(Reuters) -Singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on social media on Tuesday. In a joint Instagram post, the couple wrote: "Your English teacher a...
Aug 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 8, 2024 Singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce are seen during the final match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and Taylor Fritz of the U.S. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
Update: Fed Governor Cook will sue Trump to keep her job, lawyer says
Updated at 11:55 a.m. NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit to prevent President Donald Trump from firing her, a lawyer for the embattled central bank o...
Aug 26, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2025 Jackson Hole economic symposium, "Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy" in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S., August 23, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo
Trump wants to meet North Korea's Kim this year, he tells South Korea
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and that he was open to further trade talks with South Korea eve...
Aug 25, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Trump says US military may or may not deploy to Chicago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago and is ready to go anywhere on short notice to crack down on crime. "We can go anywhere ...
Aug 25, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
